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Galley sink project (5) Scott T-Bird at 12:27pm 04.05.25 Ask All Sailors 6/665 The other project I got started on was replacing my galley sink and faucet. I mentioned before that
Water fill replacement cap azambella at 10:24am 04.05.25 The Cherubini Hunters 1/279 Has anyone replaced the water deck fill cap on their 82 Hunter? The markings are WC. 1 1/2. I tri
Hatch boards vents (1) Timm R Oday25 at 10:14am 04.05.25 Ask All Sailors 24/1664 In an effort to keep the dampness to a minimum And reluctance to put any more holes of any type in
Catalina 22 Carpet bebling at 8:55am 04.05.25 Catalina 22 4/883 Does anyone have a source for carpet for a 1988 C22? I did not see any carpet listed on the Catalin
deck skylight replacements for 2002 hunter 356 (1) Seneca at 8:40am 04.05.25 Ask All Sailors 14/906 Both of the skylights on my 2002 Hunter 356 are needing to be replaced. It sounds like they no longe
Martec prop cotter pin replacement material 4lane at 6:10pm 04.04.25 Ask All Sailors 6/567 Martec folding props have a small cotter pin that goes through the hub and nut. I believe they are M
Catalina 310 market value sailboat sabbatical at 11:07am 04.04.25 Catalina 310 6/1544 So I bought a Catalina 310 a few months ago with the intention of sailing/motoring up the ICW for si
What's this? (1) DinghySailor at 9:45am 04.04.25 Ask All Sailors 7/669 After a light-air sail yesterday, with the asym on the reach home, my crew found what appears to be
The holy grail of all questions nautical Timm R Oday25 at 9:23am 04.04.25 Ask All Sailors 34/2286 I've looked everywhere . Scoured the earth I have . Here goes . "how does one keep toilet paper fr
Replacing nuts on keel bolts (5) Scott T-Bird at 7:05am 04.04.25 Ask All Sailors 20/1813 My Catalina has 1" studs and the torque is specified to be 235 ft-lb. There are 9 of them. My bilg
Starting battery MattA at 9:40pm 04.03.25 Engines and Propulsion 9/1105
Down the (New Design) Hatch! ...3TacksontheWater at 6:03pm 04.03.25 Catalina 22 13/1755 On the old "to do list" for Waffle House was to replace the lens on the fore-hatch. Why replace? It
Cracks in the bilge (1) HermanHunter at 5:58pm 04.03.25 The Cherubini Hunters 7/843 Hello, I've bought my first sailboat, Hunter 33 1980 Cherubini. She was sitting on the ground for a
How to fix weeping keel bolts? shaant01 at 5:45pm 04.03.25 Trailer Sailors 0/415 I own a Siren 17 (trailerable sailboat) and find that the bolts on the retractable centerboard tend
Hunter H240 Centerboard bracket deteriorated PSA (2) Sneed at 4:37pm 04.03.25 Trailer Sailors 20/2017 I was replacing the centerboard uphaul on my h240 and this is the condition of the bracket. I reali
Hunter 38 2006 what color gelcoat number? MarcinS at 11:17am 04.03.25 Big Boats 4/519 Hello, I'm starting to repair the gelcoat spiders/stars on my boat. I can't find the gelcoat color n
Wiring a combo deck/steaming light jcockrell at 10:21am 04.03.25 Catalina 22 2/739
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit dlochner at 8:27am 04.03.25 Ask All Sailors 28/1663 Our 2021 Honda 5hp outboard has developed an annoying habit, it likes to take afternoon siestas afte
Sailing Tender Foswick at 7:51pm 04.02.25 Ask All Sailors 36/3016 Recent discussions on another thread got me thinking about revisiting my tender situation, this year
Oday Trailer Weight Distribution (3) EnamrdSalr21 at 4:48pm 04.02.25 Ask An Oday Owner 8/805 Hey all! I'm looking into buying a new to me 1982 O'day 192. It's not in perfect condition, but I t

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What is this for? Surfside at 5:09pm 09.15.25 That's a Larson buoy hook. Thank you -so much knowledge on this forum....
In what ways are 2002 356 cushion backs attached to boat? shemandr at 4:16pm 09.15.25
Is it typical to have electrical connections - JRacer at 3:54pm 09.15.25 See my post here: Protecting the mast light connector and VHF connector \| Sailboat Owners Forums
What is this for? Foswick at 3:41pm 09.15.25 That's a Larson buoy hook.
In what ways are 2002 356 cushion backs attached to boat? JimHansen77 at 3:28pm 09.15.25 No. As I recall the male snap was screwed into the fiberglass seat or locker lid and the female we
Hunter 49 Cutlass OD size ? artboas at 3:05pm 09.15.25
Funny Friday!!! Richard19068 at 2:31pm 09.15.25 Monks brewed beer (mead) because it reduced the potential of water-borne diseases prevalent in the
In what ways are 2002 356 cushion backs attached to boat? danm1 at 2:14pm 09.15.25 My forward and starboard table seat back cushions are screwed on. Aft cushion is velcroed. Parenthet
Is it typical to have electrical connections - Foswick at 2:01pm 09.15.25 I would consider replacing those three connectors with a single 3-pin IP67/68 connector.
In what ways are 2002 356 cushion backs attached to boat? shemandr at 1:27pm 09.15.25 No. As I recall the male snap was screwed into the fiberglass seat or locker lid and the female wer
Is it typical to have electrical connections - kappykaplan at 1:14pm 09.15.25 Doesn't look normal to me! The connections look pretty iffy. I'd redo all of them and cover with m
Race intruder dlochner at 1:13pm 09.15.25 The intruding boat is simply an obstacle. Misbehavior by a competitor would be governed by the RRS
Race intruder Davidasailor26 at 12:47pm 09.15.25 Just yesterday, after a long hard trip, I came home to discover a race set up across the bay in suc
In what ways are 2002 356 cushion backs attached to boat? JimHansen77 at 11:59am 09.15.25 My 356 had snaps. Cushions might be a dealer installed item and maybe not the same across the mark
Painting Boat Bottom.....Copper Free Ablative Paint?? GeneraiT001 at 11:53am 09.15.25 I would use coppercoat or similar. https://coppercoat.com/coppercoat-leisure-antifoul-applications
Race intruder Leeward Rail at 11:52am 09.15.25 intruding in a scheduled yacht club race Define "intruding"
Painting Boat Bottom.....Copper Free Ablative Paint?? Leeward Rail at 11:44am 09.15.25 I guess the plan will be to sail it in warmer waters (Caribbean/Pacific) and most likely in water a
Race intruder Foswick at 11:32am 09.15.25 There seems to be a mindset among some racers that simply throwing out some racing buoys somehow cha
In what ways are 2002 356 cushion backs attached to boat? shemandr at 11:28am 09.15.25 My 356 had snaps. Cushions might be a dealer installed item and maybe not the same across the marke
Painting Boat Bottom.....Copper Free Ablative Paint?? JBP-PA at 11:09am 09.15.25 I used to use copper based paint and switched to Krypton. I haven't noticed any difference in effec

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